Sue Thomson is an award-winning filmmaker who is deeply passionate about human rights and equality. Her film and television work includes writing, producing, and directing. Sue produced the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Galas for Networks 10 and 9, directed the documentary Class Clowns for Network 10. She then directed & produced Boys and Balls, The Fifth Set, The Last Great Amateurs and the feature documentaries, Tempest at the Drop-in, Talking Turkey, The Coming Back Out Ball Movie, now streaming on NETFLIX. Her latest film Under Cover, narrated by Margot Robbie, is available on ABCIview
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UNDERCOVER (2022)
Sharing the lives of an eclectic group of women throughout Australia, the documentary shines a light on a devastating reality – women over 50 being the fastest growing cohort experiencing homelessness in Australia.
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THE COMING BACK OUT BALL MOVIE (2018)
In the middle of Australia’s divisive marriage equality vote, Melbourne hosted a gala event to honour and celebrate its LGBTIQ elders. These are their stories.
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Tempest at the Drop-in (2013)
An unlikely partnership occurs when a group of professional actors work with members of a psychiatric drop-in center to stage a production of Shakespeare’s the tempest.
